Learning Objectives

Chinese A1 · Exercise 1

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Learning Objectives

What you will learn in this module

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Welcome to Module 1 — Greetings! Chinese greetings are simpler than you might think. No verb conjugations, no gender — just learn the phrases and you're ready to go!

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After this module, you can...

  • Greet people and say goodbye (你好 nǐ hǎo, 再见 zàijiàn, 早上好 zǎoshang hǎo)
  • Introduce yourself and say your name (我叫… wǒ jiào…, 我姓… wǒ xìng…)
  • Ask someone's name (你叫什么名字? nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?)
  • Say where you are from (我是…人 wǒ shì…rén)
  • Use the four tones correctly to distinguish meaning
  • Count from 0 to 10 (零 líng to 十 shí)
  • Use basic polite expressions (谢谢 xièxie, 不客气 bù kèqi, 对不起 duìbuqǐ)